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<DIV>Visionaries:</DIV>
<DIV>It was thoughtful of Dale C. to resurrect the Potok article (albeit trying to lay credit on the Intoleristas or other liberal elites) in light of the recent status of women in Idaho report. </DIV>
<DIV>According to a recent movie review of the film <EM>Osama</EM><FONT size=3>, <FONT size=2>"characteristics of Taliban rule [include] the oppression of women, religious fundamentalism, protest and its suppression" </FONT><A href="http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/2004_02/osama.php"><FONT size=2>http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/2004_02/osama.php</FONT></A></FONT><FONT size=2>. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Does this sound familiar? And I might add, Christ Church isn't the only star in Idaho's universe in this regard. Patriarchal religion permeates Idaho politics - and always, always, always at the expense of women's (and generally minority) rights. </DIV>
<DIV>Rose Huskey</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Verdana FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">"One cannot level one's moral lance at every evil in the universe. There are just too many of them. But you can do something, and the difference between doing something and doing nothing is everything." Daniel Berrigan<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>